The cycle of poverty will not be broken unless poor children get a basic education.

— Janice Bellace, Director of the Huntsman Program in International Studies & Business at Wharton

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Education for all is a basic human right. According to UNESCO, because of its “multiplier effect”, literacy helps eradicate poverty, reduce child mortality, curb population growth, achieve gender equality and ensure sustainable development, peace and democracy.